As David B pointed out I was wrong in what I was calling the H shaped piece.
The one that broke was on the firewall and has the bleed valve on it.
Apparently the part called the H shaped piece is next to the overflow tank
and is NLA.

Oh, well live and learn...or not.

mike

> From: "Andrew G. Martin" <agmartin@gis.net>
> Reply-To: <agmartin@gis.net>
> Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:33:29 -0700
> To: "'mike'" <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
> Subject: RE: H water distributor
>
> Mike,
>
> I'm uncertain about what you need.  Here's a photo.  Is this the piece you
> are looking for?  (Part number 025-121-438)  It's mounted near the expansion
> tank on my 85 Westy, (standard trans).  If this is the part, you are right,
> this part is NLA.  There has been some discussion about making this part out
> of copper or brass tubing but I haven't heard about or seen the results.
> Mine split about three months ago and I found one used for $25.  In time,
> they are all going to split and a solution is needed!  Only VW would
> discontinue such a complex little piece.
>
> The other "H" shaped piece (with the bleeder valve) is mounted on the
> firewall and is still available.  (Part number 025-121-082)  Ken Wilford at
> Van-Again sold me a new one for $42 plus shipping.  Easy install once you
> get the hoses free.
>
> Andrew
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of mike
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 5:57 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: H water distributor
>
>
> I posted earlier today that my H water plastic piece in my '85 broke.  I
> found a new replacement at the local dealer despite being told that it was
> NLA, both on the list and by the junkyard - which wanted $75 for a used one
> that they didn't have.
>
> I got my old one out and what broke is the little pipe which comes out under
> the bleed valve.  My mechanic buddy says he knows of nothing which will glue
> it together but it might be possible to heat a metal tube and sweg [sp?} it
> in place.
>
> Anyone needs this H fitting and can't get it, and would like to try the fix
> it's yours for the shipping.  I'm in Sacramento, CA.  It's for a manual
> transmission van by the way.
>
> Mike
>